### 17

Lieutenant Quang and the Watchers arrive on horseback soon after you slay the vicious Skarad leader. They complement you on your fighting prowess, but your Sixth Sense is now alerting you to a new danger. It warns you that the Skarada are not the only ones of their kind occupying the tree-line. Another two groups are now rushing towards this area, from the east and the south. Fearing that you could be surrounded by them when they converge, you inform the lieutenant of what you have detected.

‘We can’t go forward and we daren’t go any deeper into the forest,’ he says, thoughtfully. ‘We’d best take our chances out on the plain. We’re behind the Chagarashi roadblock now. If the highway is clear between the roadblock and Vabou, we’ll ride there directly.’

You agree with Quang’s plan and the Watchers agree that is the best course of action. Together, you turn your horses to the west and ride out from the tree-line, heading for the highway two miles beyond the open grassland.

Turn to 108.